Clean Up Crew

I have a 90g tank i just received my inquiry back from reefcleaners. I chose medium clean (wasnt sure so i picked that one). Heres wht they came bak with:

40 dwarf cerith
26 nassarius
38 florida cerith
19 large nerite
10 sm-md nerite

This make sense? Too much?

 

Not enough! I'd add astrea, a few turbos and some hermits!

 

John knows his stuff. I'd never question him on CuC. Sounds like a solid crew to me!

 

If you contact john at reef cleaners. Tell him what you have and see if it suffices. If you need more critters. He'll tell you what you need.

 

+1 to trusting John.

The only other thing that you may want to add is some blue leg hermit crabs. I've found them to be great scavengers and very helpful. For some reason, John typically keeps his reco's to snails.

Thanks for starting the new thread BTW!

 

He keeps hermits out for people who have DSBs. As hermits can be opportunistic. He usually has a w/hermits option. But there are downsides to hermits unlike snails.

 

Thanks everyone! Does anyone know if its ok to mix and match live rock? My lfs is $8 per pound and i would rather get a better deal

 

Absolutely, it's even encouraged. So long as it's pest free, the addition of live rock from multiple sources gives you additional bio-diversity giving you a stronger tank!

 

Forot to ask, can i get a starfish??

 

Are you looking at adding more to your tank? How much do you already have?

I haven't heard of any problems with mix and matching LR from different sources- so I would think you'd be fine, but you may set off a mini cycle with adding any LR (regardless of whether it is the same or not.